American Border Peak
American Border Peak rises to 2,437 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Canadian Border Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away.
The story
American Border Peak is a mountain just south of the Canada–United States border, in the North Cascades of Washington state, with a corresponding sister peak, Canadian Border Peak, just north along a col connecting to it across the border. It is located within the Mount Baker Wilderness, part of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, near North Cascades National Park. It is notable for its large, steep local relief; however its somewhat rotten rock makes it less appealing to climbers than nearby Slesse Mountain.
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Wikidata Q3498546, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,436.6 m
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Artist Point · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Canadian Border Peak: 0.9 mi
- Mount Larrabee: 1.4 mi
- The Pleiades: 1.8 mi
- Tomyhoi Peak: 2.5 mi
- Winchester Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Stapley Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Nooksack Falls: 9.0 mi
- Mazama Falls: 10.6 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 14.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 15.5 mi
- Winnies Slide: 11.5 mi
- The Palisades: 15.5 mi
- Park Cliffs: 15.7 mi
- Roman Wall: 16.8 mi
- Lee Promontory: 18.9 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 16.9 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 9.3 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 18.5 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 19.2 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 16.2 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 18.9 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of American Border Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | SSW 204° | 3,287 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Shuksan | SSE 166° | 2,784 m | 11.7 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | SSE 162° | 2,530 m | 11.5 mi |
| The Hourglass | SSE 169° | 2,419 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ESE 107° | 2,401 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mount Larrabee | SE 146° | 2,396 m | 1.4 mi |
| Whatcom Peak | SE 126° | 2,310 m | 16.3 mi |
| Canadian Border Peak | NW 314° | 2,291 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:25 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 08:59 | 16:17 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 34 |
| Precip in | 15.3 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 10.5 | 16.0 | 14.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Baker DAM, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1515847 — American Border Peak, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544088
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 17 mi
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